Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-13

CHAPTER XIV.
As the summer months advanced, the
Transformation OF the Venetian palace into
the modern notei prUceoieSi rapidly toward
completion.
The outside OF the building, with its fine
Palladan front looking on tho canal, was
wisely left unalterel. Inside, as matter OF
necessity, the rooms wero almost rebuilt-so
far at least as the size and the arrangementof
them were concerned. The vast saloons were
partitioned OF into apartments containing
three or four rooms each. Tho broad cor
ridors in the upper regions afforded spare
space enough for rows Of little bed chambers,
devoted to servants and TO travellers OF
limited means. Nothing wss spared but the
solid floors and the finely carved ceilings
These last, in excellent preservation as 10
workmanship, merely required cleaning and
regilding here and there 70 add greatly TO the
beauty and Importance OF the best rooms IN
the hotel The only exception TO the COM
plete reorganization Of the interior was al
one extremity OF the edifce on tho first and
second floors. Hero there happened in each
ease to DO rooms Of such comparatively
moderate size, and 50 attractively decorated,
that the architect suggested leaving
them as they were 1t was after
ward discovered that these were no
other than the apartments respectively
occupied by Lord Montbarry ion the first
loorl and by Baron Rivar ION the second.
The room in which Aontbarry had died was
still fitted up as Q bed room, and was now dis
tinguished as number fourteen The room
above it, in which the baron slept, took its
place OH the hotel register a. number thirty
eight. With the ornaments on the wall and
ceilings cleaned and frightened up, and with
the heavy old fashioned beds, chairs, and
tables replaced by bright, pretty and lu1uri-
Gus modern furniture, these two promised to
be at once the most attractive and most COM
Portable bed chambers in the hotel As for
the once desolate and disused ground floor OF
the building, 1t was now transformed, by
means Of splendid dining rooms, reception
rooms, billiard rooms and smoking rooms,
into a palace by itself. Even the dungeon
like walls beneath, now lighted and ventilated
on the most approved plan, had been turned
as il by magic into kitchens, servants Offices,
ice rooms and wine cellars Passing from
the lapse Of the summer months at Ven
ice to the lapse Of the summer months
in Ireland it is next to be recorded that Mrs
ROLAND obtained the situation Of attendant
I
l'fair Miss Haldane, like a female Cesar,
came saw and conquered on her first days
visit 10 the new Lord Montbarry's house.
The ladies were as loud in her praises rs
Arthur Barville himself. Lord Montbarry
declared that she was the only perfectly
nretty woman he had ever seen who was
really unconscious Of her own attractions
The old nurse said she looked as If she had
jnst stepped out OF picture, and wanted
nothing but a gilt frame round her to make
her COMPLETE. Miss Haldane, on her side,
returned from her first visit to the Montbar-
rvs. charmed with her new acquaintance
Later on the same day Arthur called with an
offerino OF fruit and flowers for Mrs. Car
hurry. and with instructions to ask if she was
we'll enough to receive Lord and Lady Mont
barry and Miss lockwood on the morrow.
the friendliest terms Mrs Caroury, coniined
to the sofa by spinal maiady' hah been
hitherto dependent on her niece Tor one OF
the few pleasures she could en]oy-tne plea
sure Of having the best ne" novels read 70 her
as they came out. Discovering THIS, arthur
volunteered TO relieve Miss Haldane az inter-
walls in the Office OF reader. be was clever at
mechanical contrivance OF all sorts, ana De
introduced improvements In MIS- Carourys
couch and In the means Oh conveying her
from the bed chamber 10 tine drawing ROOM
which alleviated the poor iady's Sunering'
and frightened her gloomy hie' WIN tnese
claims on the gratitude OF the aunt, nided "
the personal advantages winch ne unquvs
tionably possessed, Arthur ADVANCED rapluiy
in the favor OF the charming mecs. one was
1t Is needless to say perfectly wen nwaie 'ua'
he was IN love Win ner, "nn' n'
was himself modestiy reticeht 0n n su'
subject 50 lar as woras went Du
she was not equally qulck IN pene'rasnt
thennture OF her own feelings tomaru . Ar, ,nI
Watching the TWO young PeoPie win ~
powers OF ooserVation, heIessAiny en =
trated on them oy Tue ooilPieVe As y
her life, the invalid iaay aisc1yereu sisn, y
rou'S" sensloih'y In AhiS' AA0
=
Arthur was present which had never ye'
shown themselves In se- social relations wiz
other admirers eager 70 pay their addresses e
her, Having drawn her own conclusions II
private, MIS- Caroury took inc nrS1 IaVor,
aoie opportunity pn Arthurs hteres's1 u
putting them to the test
i DON'T know wnat L snail 90, sne saio one
DAY, when Arthur goes away.
MISS Haldane locked up quickly from ner
WORK surely ne Is not going 70 leave us'
she exclaimed,
my deari no bas already stayed ~ ni'
uncies mouse month longer tnan ne intended
hs iatner ana mother naturaiiy e1pec' W See
MN at nome AGAIN
miss Haidane met TINS diihcuity with suR,
geSeon, whicn could only nave proceeaeu
from Judgment already DISTURBED oy tne
ravages OF the tender passion. why can
ms iatner and notner go and see nun at Loru
AontoarrysP she asked. -5ir Ineo1ores
place IS only tnirty miles away, ana lacy
barvlle - Lord Montparrys Ais1er' lucy
needn't stand on ceremony.
iney may nave other engagemen1s' miS'
Caroury remarked
my dear aunt, we don't knc" Unit 6up-
pose you ASK Arthur
SupPose you ask him.
Miss Haldane bent her head again over her
work. Suddenly as It was done her aunt had
seen her face-and her face betrayed her.
when Arthur came the next day hrN Car
bury said word 10 him In private, while her
niece was in the garden. The last new novel
lay neglected on the table. Arthur Followed
Miss Haldane into the garden. The next day